4 h. ago West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meeting

Four Democratic-led Western states announced joint recommendations Wednesday about who should be vaccinated for seasonal respiratory viruses, including the flu and COVID-19, saying the Trump administration has jeopardized public health by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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8 h. ago Cocaine is more popular than ever in the US and the Mexican drug lord Trump has declared war on is cashing in

Consumption of the drug in the western U.S. has increased by 154% since 2019

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9 h. ago National Academy of Sciences rebuffs Trump EPA's effort to undo regulations fighting climate change

The National Academy of Sciences says evidence supporting a 2009 U.S. government finding that climate change threatens public health is “beyond scientific dispute” and that evidence supporting that finding has only grown stronger

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9 h. ago Melania's private torment on first UK state summit and why she's finally emerged victorious over the 'thorn in her side'

It comes as the First Lady takes her star turn on the world stage during her husband's historic second state visit to the United Kingdom this week.

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10 h. ago Trump’s war on science leaves US public health experts reeling: ‘They’re sidelining science’

Career experts warn of decades of progress lost as administration fires staff, slashes budgets and buries dataDonald Trump’s second presidency has spelled upheaval or worse for multiple spheres of US government. But for science – long a key driver of the US’s global preeminence – it has heralded the perfect storm.In public health, climate science, environmental protection and nuclear safety, seasoned career specialists have been left bewildered and often jobless under a ferocious onslaught from the president, apparently aimed at gaining control over a sector about which he has displayed strongly-held views, if frequently flawed understanding. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Trump’s war on science leaves US public health experts reeling: ‘There will be lasting damage’

Career experts warn of decades of progress lost as administration fires staff, slashes budgets and buries dataDonald Trump’s second presidency has spelled upheaval or worse for multiple spheres of US government. But for science – long a key driver of the US’s global pre-eminence – it has heralded the perfect storm.In public health, climate science, environmental protection and nuclear safety, seasoned career specialists have been left bewildered and often jobless under a ferocious onslaught from the president, apparently aimed at gaining control over a sector about which he has displayed strongly held views, if frequently flawed understanding. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Sniffer dogs find fake toys, illegal vapes and illicit cigarettes in raids

The council said 'businesses are wilfully undermining efforts to protect the health and safety of the public at large'

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13 h. ago Sadiq Khan reignites feud with Donald Trump as he accuses US President of 'fanning flames of the far

Sadiq Khan and Donald Trump have been engaged in a long-running war of words since the president’s first term

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18 h. ago Trump’s tariffs have hurt tea exports to the US, says Fortnum & Mason boss

Tom Athron says stricter rules on country of origin and end of ‘de minimis’ exemptions are up and sales downThe boss of upmarket retailer Fortnum & Mason has said Donald Trump’s trade war has hit sales of its luxury tea exports to the US and forced up prices.Tom Athron, the London-based retailer’s chief executive, said Trump’s stricter country of origin rules and the end of the “de minimis” cost exemption for parcels worth less than $800 (£587) had hit customers across the Atlantic. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Fortnum & Mason tea sales suffer as Trump’s trade war hits ‘King’s grocer’

Tougher stance on country of origin rules and scrapping of de minimis exemption drives up price in the US

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31 h. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s Ukraine strategy: talking tough and doing very little isn’t working | Editorial

Last week’s incursion into Polish territory by Russian drones was an ominous escalation. But the US president keeps finding reasons not to actBack in January, with Donald Trump’s campaign promises to end the war in Ukraine “within 24 hours” still fresh in the memory, there was genuine unease in Moscow over the US president’s intentions. When Mr Trump mused that “high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions” on Russia might be necessary, one high-profile and pro-war Moscow commentator wrote: “It’s better to prepare for the worst. Soon, we’ll look back on Biden’s term with nostalgia, like a thaw.”How wrong can you be? Since then, the US president has repeatedly talked the talk without coming close to walking the walk. In May, when Vladimir Putin rejected a 30-day ceasefire, and peace talks in Turkey went nowhere, a “bone-crushing” US sanctions package failed to materialise. An 8 August deadline for Mr Putin to agree to a ceasefire somehow morphed into a red carpet welcome in Alas...

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32 h. ago Ivanka Trump's 'inappropriate' demand that left Melania reeling on the last UK state visit... this time, insiders tell how the First Lady has triumphed over the 'thorn in her side'

It comes as the First Lady takes her star turn on the world stage during her husband's historic second state visit to the United Kingdom this week.

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33 h. ago Ophira Ginsburg: Thrilled to join Imperial College London’s School of Public Health

Ophira Ginsburg: Thrilled to join Imperial College London’s School of Public Health  Oncodaily

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35 h. ago How Melania Trump finally won war against 'thorn in her side' Ivanka: She once had a cruel nickname for her meddling stepdaughter... now she's humbling her in a more public setting

It comes as the First Lady takes her star turn on the world stage during her husband's historic second state visit to the United Kingdom this week.

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39 h. ago NAD testing available in Scotland, giving Insights into cellular health, energy metabolism and supplement response

NADMED, the developer of the world’s only CE-marked test for measuring NAD levels in human blood, has partnered with Goodbody Clinics, a leading provider of private health and wellness testing, to roll out NAD testing across its network of clinics. The collaboration will give the UK public access to clinical insight into their cellular health, energy metabolism, and supplement response through a private health and IV therapy provider.

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58 h. ago Global insights, local impact: Gillings students explore public health innovation in London

Global insights, local impact: Gillings students explore public health innovation in London  UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Society

60 h. ago NHS 'lurching towards winter collapse', as SNP insist they have plan to fix the health service

Health Secretary Neil Gray says the public should be reassured the SNP is making progress on turning the NHS around.

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3 d. ago Utah senator urges Democrats to give vengeful conservatives ‘grace’ after Charlie Kirk’s death

GOP senator asks Democrats for ‘grace’ as Donald Trump Jr. whitewashes his own behavior and Steve Bannon calls for ‘war’

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3 d. ago Liverpool legend John Toshack makes rare public appearance after health issues

John Toshack managed a number of high profile clubs across Europe during his managerial career, including Real Sociedad and Real Madrid, and both clubs honoured his achievements this weekend

Society

3 d. ago Donald Trump reveals plans to ‘quickly’ end war in Ukraine in ‘letter to world’

US President Donald Trump has posted a letter urging NATO members to follow one instruction. He believes his method could finally put a stop to the Russia-Ukraine war

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